Barnsley 1-1 Reading: result and report

Championship · Friday 2 April 2021

Result

Barnsley 1-1 Reading

Championship · Friday 2 April 2021, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Barnsley 1-1 Reading: match report

Barnsley drew with Reading 1-1 in the Championship on Friday 2 April 2021. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Ovie Ejaria opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Barnsley's goal came from Alex Mowatt (61', penalty). Reading scored through Ovie Ejaria (34').

Discipline: Barnsley received 3 yellow cards; Reading received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Barnsley were 5th on 64 points from 38 and Reading 7th on 62 points from 38. Barnsley went on to finish that season 6th with 79 points, and Reading 7th with 70.

Barnsley lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Reading in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Alex Mowatt of Barnsley (7.8), ahead of Liam Moore (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Barnsley win, 4 draws and 5 for Reading.

Going into the match Barnsley's last five read L-W-W-D-W and Reading's D-L-D-W-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Yellow card · Cauley WoodrowBarnsley
  • 25'Yellow card · Romal PalmerBarnsley
  • 34'Goal · Ovie EjariaReading · 0-1
  • 61'Penalty goal · Alex MowattBarnsley · 1-1
  • 68'Yellow card · Aapo HalmeBarnsley

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Barnsley 1, draws 4, Reading 5.

Team news

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Barnsley line-up (3-4-2-1)

Brad Collins, Michael Sollbauer, Michal Helik, Mads Andersen, Callum Brittain, Romal Palmer, Alex Mowatt, Callum Styles, Dominik Frieser, Victor Adeboyejo, Cauley Woodrow

Reading line-up (4-2-3-1)

Rafael Cabral, Andy Yiadom, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Lewis Gibson, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Josh Laurent, Yakou Méïté, Michael Olise, Ovie Ejaria, Lucas João